Blood Type Diet information

The Blood Type diet was devised by Peter J D'Adamo M.D and was popularized in the book 'Eat Right For Your Type'. The basic premise for this diet is that the four main blood groups each react in different ways to different foods. This is because humans evolved in different ways for the four different blood groups (O, A, B, and AB). For instance blood type A developed as humans domesticated animals and is therefore better suited to grains while type O is the hunter and requires meat in its diet and type B is suited to dairy products. This diet is not based on any scientific facts and there are glaring inconsistencies within the book with very little proof as to its conclusions. You would be lucky to lose any weight as a type A, B, or AB diet. If however you are type O then you would be following a low carbohydrate high protein diet and the diet would result in weight loss. The type O diet does have all the health risks associated with a low carb diet like the Atkins diet.

Blood Type Diet : Reasons for

• Weight loss is likely to result with all blood types due to restricting food intake
• Type O diet relies on proven diet principles

Blood Type Diet : Reasons against

• Difficult information on each type to remember
• Impractical for a family of different blood types
• No scientific basis
• Nutrient deficiencies for most types
• For type O read the Atkins diet reasons for/against

Blood Type Diet : Verdict

The Blood Type diet is an interesting but flawed diet which is not based on sound dieting principles. It may result in weight loss if followed correctly but there are many better diets to follow with a proven record and based on sound advice. The Blood type diet is a good example of style and marketing over substance.

Some Blood Type Diet sample menus are available here to give an example of what can be eaten for each type.